Archive for December 2014
Blogging 2014: What Did I Say That Might Be Worth Repeating?
Another year of Southern Exposure has come and gone. For fun, as Blogging 2014 draws to a close, I thought I’d do a monthly recap of some of the blogs I posted this year. As always on Tuesdays I ignored all the rules and blogged about whatever interested me at the moment.. I hope you’ll enjoy some of…
Read MoreChristmas Dream from my family to yours
Christmas Dream Crazy things, said and done every single day but one Every night should, I believe be the same as Christmas eve Nights should all be silent, days should all slow down An end to the hurry, the noise and the worry And I hope you believe that too It’s Christmas, remember? Does no…
Read MoreChristmas, A Time to Welcome Strangers
Today in honor of Christmas I’m sharing an excerpt from my novel Endless Chain, the second book in my Shenandoah Album series. Endless Chain explores the many ways that we welcome strangers into our lives. In this scene Sam, a minister of a local church and the woman he loves, Elisa and her friend Adoncia, are helping…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: A Golden Box
Last Sunday we saw that goddesses come in all genders, and this Sunday we see they come in all sizes. This sentimental and touching Christmas story tells us what we already know deep down in our hearts. Like a golden box filled with kisses, we have our own box brimming with blessings we cannot see. Those…
Read MoreIt’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Kindle: Booklover Carols Part Seven
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! What time you say? It’s time for my annual Booklover Carol, of course. This ridiculous tradition is a surprise to you? Well, every year I pen a new carol, and publish it here. One is sillier than the other. Who could decide? You may ask yourself when this…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Overcoming Abuse
This young man may not look like a goddess, but you can bet he is. Can you believe this 16 year-old boy has raised over $60,000 to overcome domestic abuse? Truly amazing, isn’t it? To satisfy a high school course requirement Nick Jaeger decided to help out at a shelter for abuse victims. Then after learning first…
Read MoreStruggling With The Ending: How Does an Author Decide the Final Fate of Characters?
Here in the United States Thanksgiving came and went this past week. On Thursday I sat at the dining room table with my husband, my brother, my sister-in-law eating the feast we had prepared. I might as well have set two more places. Because as far as I was concerned the two major characters in my…
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